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Attorney general's office has harsh words for court's redistricting maps
On Friday, the San Antonio court denied a stay by Abbott on both the state House and Senate maps in another effort to derail the plans. The court took on the job when a federal court in Washington, DC, decided to hold a trial on the issue of
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:35P
Life in jail revives Raja's old passion for badminton
"After returning from the trial court, I play badminton with jail officials. Besides, I go for morning walk daily for an hour before being taken to the court. It's a good way of staying fit," Raja said on Thursday during a chat with this correspondent
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:30P
Aussie drug boy gets light touch
The Denpasar District Court sentenced the Australian boy who bought marijuana near Kuta Beach to two months' imprisonment on Friday. Presiding judge Amzer Simanjuntak stated that Lewis Alan Mason, 14, was found guilty of violating Article 127 of the
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:25P
Democratic Party elite face another graft scandal
“Should the corruption court say Sutan's testimony before trial is necessary, we will summon him,” he added. Sofyan Kasim, the lawyer of ministry official Ridwan Sanjaya, who has been named a suspect in the case, accused a number of figures of having a
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:23P
Creative tension -- Salceda
Drawn unavoidably into the brouhaha over former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's aborted plan to leave for abroad for medical reasons, Salceda, who famously once referred to GMA as “one lucky bitch,” said “It's not a situation I would like to be in.
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:12P
Saif's trial could be held in Libya: ICC prosecutor
THE HAGUE/TRIPOLI The trial of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif Al Islam could be held in Libya under the auspices of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the ICC's chief prosecutor said on Friday. “The prosecutor proposed as a third
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:11P
Berlusconi fails to prevent corruption trial in UK
The case, which Berlusconi claims is politically motivated, was previously suspended under a temporary immunity law. An Italian court in February threw out the case against Mills saying it was too late to try him. Italian judge Torquato Gemelli
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:11P
Life in jail revives Raja's passion for badminton
"After returning from the trial court, I play badminton with jail officials. Besides, I go for morning walk daily for an hour before being taken to the court. It's a good way of staying fit," Raja said on Thursday during a chat with this correspondent
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:10P
New chapter in 'morning-after' pill battle starts Monday
Their religious beliefs forbid them from dispensing these drugs because they can operate by preventing the implantation of a fertilized egg, thus destroying a human embryo.” The Becket Fund describes the case as landmark, and it is likely to work its
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:08P
Abbotsford cocaine smugger sentenced to 10 years
That was later overturned on appeal and a new trial ordered, leading to a conviction of the now 35-year-old. The Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear Sekhon's case. Loda argued that a 12-year sentence would be appropriate given that Sekhon was not
Updated: 11/25/2011 10:08P